ACTA ODONTOLGICA CROATICA, cilt.42, sa.1, ss.30-40, 2008 (Scopus)
Objective: The aim was to study and compare the fracture resistance of root-filled
premolar teeth restored with various dentin bonding adhesives (DBAs). Material
and Methods: Eighty extracted single-rooted human maxillary premolar teeth were
randomly assigned to eight groups (n=10). Group 1 (control) did not receive any
preparation. From groups 2 to 8, the teeth were root filled and MOD cavities were
prepared. Group 2 remained unrestored. Groups 3-8 were restored using the following DBAs: iBond (Heraeus Kulzer), G-Bond (GC Co.), Xeno III (Dentsply/Caulk), AdheSe (Ivoclar Vivadent), Clearfil Protect Bond (Kuraray) and Clearfil Tri-S Bond (Kuraray); all preparations were further restored with a resin composite (Renew, Bisco).
All specimens were then stored in 100% humidity at 37 ºC for 24 h, followed by thermal cycling 500 times between 5° and 55 °C. Compressive loading of the teeth was
performed by a universal testing machine at a crosshead speed of 1 mm min-1 until failure. The data were recorded in Newton (N) and were submitted to one-way
ANOVA and Tukey post-hoc test. Results: The mean loads necessary to fracture the
samples in each group were: group 1: 984.00 ± 116.27a, group 2: 167.30 ± 47.26b,
group 3: 872.30 ± 164.99a, group 4: 848.70 ± 157.84a, group 5: 916.30 ± 246.19a,
group 6: 863.20 ± 197.69a, group 7: 802.20 ± 183.84a, group 8: 870.70 ± 126.48a.
Similar letters indicate statistically similar values (P>0.05). Conclusion: The type of
DBAs had no influence on the fracture resistance of teeth.